I utterly love Barbara. I was a little "meh" about old!Who, and then Barbara walked on in all her glorious stubbornness and strength and amazing hair. I loved that she refused to back down on any of her principles. I loved that she refused to let the Doctor walk all over her--the scene in "Edge of Destruction" is one of my favorites. I loved that she was so utterly dignified in the face of occasionally bad writing and somewhat dubious costuming.
I also loved that she wasn't afraid or ashamed to be, well, girly. Her relationship with Leon in The Reign of Terror and her getting drunk and silly with Ian in The Romans are just so... she's just so unafraid, so poised and centered in herself. She was such an amazing companion.
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Re: Barbara Wright
Date: 2009-02-03 04:39 pm (UTC)I also loved that she wasn't afraid or ashamed to be, well, girly. Her relationship with Leon in The Reign of Terror and her getting drunk and silly with Ian in The Romans are just so... she's just so unafraid, so poised and centered in herself. She was such an amazing companion.